Kerry risks being seen as trying too hard at the expense of a range of other pressing international issues, and perhaps even his reputation, according to several senior administration officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity about sensitive internal and diplomatic matters.
“A point will come where he has to go out and own the failure,” an official said. For now, the official said, Kerry needs to “lower the volume and see how things unfold."
It looks like such imploring is falling on deaf ears, though.
Slammin' the peacemakers again, what do you want, more war in the desert? The Iraq War began on Thursday, March 20, 2003 and ended on Sunday, December 18, 2011. The War in Afghanistan (2001–present).
ReplyDeleteI never hear your ilk factoring in any costs of these wars in our current economic dilemmata Nor in the psychs of our troops. Let's hear it for our returning veterans, who inside are often torn to pieces. Let the entire stadium roar for more!
Again, let's stay on topic. All this post is about is how it's becoming nearly universally recognized that Global Test's efforts to get Israel and some kind of good-faith Palestinian entity to the table are entirely futile.
ReplyDeleteSo what is the alternative to peace talks, if I am off topic, what is the topic, peace or war or something else like Kerry is a dumb ass and I think I recall you saying the same about Clinton & even Rice.
ReplyDeleteAnd what is paddy cake but your derisive term for statecraft?
ReplyDeleteThe topic is the futility of trying to negotiate with any form of Palestinian leadership, be it Fatah or Hamas. They all have as their aim the obliteration of Israel. This insistence on the right of return, which would be a demographic disaster for Israel, and that Israel release yet more convicted terrorists, as well as symbolic indicators such as West Bank towns naming their town squares after "martyred" jihadists, and the hate-filled children's programming on Palestinian television - all make it clear that there is no good-faith negotiating partner.
ReplyDeleteAnd this business of still advocating "statecraft" even after Abbas applied for membership in 15 international organizations rings pretty damn hollow.
The regime is even telling GT to give it up, per the actual gist of this post.
If you have any untried, unthought-of "statecraft" angles for GT to explore, let's hear 'em.
The alternative, per your question, is for Israel to continue to populate all terrritory within its borders - the ones established by its 1967 victory - and to continue to have a vibrant, tech-based economy, stay true to its Jewish identity, and always be prepared to respond to attacks from any of its myriad enemies with overwhelming force. As for the Palestinians? The world should isolate and ignore them completely until they get over their Jew-hatred, misogyny and civilizational backwardness.
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